George Strait's 'Give It All We Got Tonight' is the 60th No. 1 single of his career. / Art Streiber

by Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY

by Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY

George Strait turned 61 on Saturday. Today, he gets a belated birthday present: His single Give It All We Got Tonight hits the top of USA TODAY's country airplay chart, giving the country great the 60th No. 1 single of his career.

Give It All We Got Tonight, written by Tim James, Phil O'Donnell and Mark Bright, is Strait's 115th single.

Strait's record label, MCA Nashville, made the single the subject of a unique marketing push called 60 for 60, enlisting the assistance of fans and fellow artists to get the single to the top of the chart by his birthday.

Kenny Chesney, during his concert at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Saturday, got fans to sing Happy Birthday to Strait and promised he'd send a video of it to the singer.

Strait first hit the charts in 1981, with Unwound. His first No. 1 came the following year, with Fool Hearted Memory.

Strait posted a video to YouTube, thanking his fans for their support.

Strait's latest album, Love Is Everything, came out last week and received a four-star review from USA TODAY.